back in the 18th century

casanova is funny, but a bit vulgar.
anyhow, the way italy(venice) is depicted in the film at the time remineded me of iran:
the way women are treated (looked down on!)
abuse of power by the church
the terrible result of mixing up religion with civil laws
the corrupted system
...
altogether, i laughed a lot... but also thought how ridiculous it is that after more than 2 centruies, with the advent of technology and science... some nations are to be left in retro world of superstitions and narrow-mindedness, still !
... still?!